L'Aquila - Summer time is the peak time. Every year again gather the leaders of the G-8 to work, this time in Italy.
Luxury at its finest, huge security effort - they are meeting the most expensive in the world. A lot of concrete came here but did not develop. Justify the meager results of the huge costs?
Example Heiligendamm: Around 120 million euros to have cost the summit on the Baltic Sea, 2007, of which only 12.5 million for the fence, in which the area was cordoned off widely. Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Bush invited a then media coverage for grilling.
After the summit, they could be celebrated as a climate savior. Was the first time that the U.S. government moves on climate change, she said proudly. But the impact was not until today.
In many promises that were given at G-8 summits, are not dependable: 2005 was proclaimed in Gleneagles, Scotland: The development will increase in 2010 to 50 billion U.S. dollars. Of which are all G-8 countries, including Germany, still far away.
The criticism of the magnificent performances grows. Greenpeace activist Tobias Muenchmeyer: "8 For the G-summits on climate change has emerged alarmingly little.
George Bush has blocked all other countries like Russia and Japan have hardly moved. This raises the question: What does derive from the G-8 really its global leadership? Anyone who wants to lead the world, must provide forward-looking. Of these, the G-8 so far away. "
Christoph Bals, director of Environment and Development Organization German Watch, said: "In the past, brought G-8 summit achieved little tangible. It was often mere window policy, the high cost is not justified.
There were vague promises, later mostly in the implementation was poor. This time the situation is different. For the climate summit in Copenhagen in December are legally binding contracts to be prepared. For this we need this meeting of the G-8 heads of state in Italy. You must now, however, finally to some ambitious climate protection goals. "
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